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Mysuru: Minor girl sexually abused, Church officials held under POCSO Act

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Mysuru: Minor girl sexually abused, Church officials held under POCSO Act

On Monday, the Mysuru police have arrested three pastors (religious leaders associated with protestant Churches) for allegedly raping a teenager in Mangaluru. All the three Christian priests have now been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, reported Star of Mysore.

According to the reports, the mother of the victim hails from Mysuru had approached the Karnataka High Court alleging that three pastors had raped her daughter. The court had ordered the Karnataka police to take up the case. The Narasimharaja Police had registered an FIR on Sunday and arrested the rape accused pastors on Monday.

The victim’s mother had told the court that the pastors had approached her and promised to provide her daughter employment in Mangaluru, 200 km away from Mysuru. They also promised the mother Rs 1 lakh as assistance towards building a house. The trio has also been booked for kidnap and abuse in the name of caste under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.

KT Balakrishna, the Mysuru police commissioner, had reportedly said the girl was taken to Mangaluru by the priests in November. “Subsequently, when the mother visited the girl she saw that her daughter was used as domestic help and she found out that she was also sexually assaulted,” he said.

The mother had also alleged that the rape accused pastors had kept her daughter captive in a house and sexually abused the minor girl. The accused were identified as Bennet Amman, Joshua Amman, and Sebastian, who hails from Balmatta in Mangaluru.

However, the police team has now arrested the priests but they could not find the victim. “While the victim was not there, we have apprehended the priests,” said the police officer.

According to the Narasimharaja Assistant Commissioner of Police C. Gopal, the victim’s mother has not been traced so far as they could not find her at the address. He said that the complaint was registered on the directions of the High court.

The country has been rocked by repeated rapes and other abusive incidents at Churches, as recently Franco Mulakkal, a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, was arrested and released on bail later for allegedly raping a 44-year old nun at a guest house in Kuravilangad in May 2014. Similarly, Father Johnson V Mathew, a priest of Malankara Orthodox church was accused in the rape and sexual abuse of a married woman belonging to the fold was arrested in July.

In another incident, a 60-year-old pastor named Chandra Kumar belonging to a local church in Nagaland was arrested for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.

In another incident, a 33-year old Catholic priest, Father Prakash Damor was arrested in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh for abetting a 17-year-old girl’s suicide.

Recently, a special Mahila Court in Cuddalore had sentenced a church priest to 30 years in prison and nine others to life in prison for their involvement in the horrifying 2014 Tittakudi rape case, which involved two minor girls.

The Kleptocrat’s Club: Arun Jaitley takes on the Opposition

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The Kleptocrat’s Club: Arun Jaitley takes on the Opposition

Arun Jaitley today took to Facebook to write a blog, ripping apart the facade of ‘United Opposition’ which seems to be divided by regions, united by corruption.

His blog, first published on Facebook, titled, “The Kleptocrat’s Club” is reproduced below:

Mamata Banerjee’s disproportionate over-reaction to the CBI wanting to interrogate the Kolkata Police Chief has flagged several issues for a public discourse. The most important being that a Kleptocrat’s Club now aspires to capture the reigns of India.

The Chit Fund Fraud and its Investigation

The West Bengal Chit Fund Fraud was unearthed in 2012-13. Its investigations were handed over to the CBI by the Supreme Court. The Court monitored these investigations. The CBI has interrogated and even arrested some people. Many have been granted bail. If a Police Officer is also required to be interrogated, how does it become a “super emergency”, “assault on Federalism”, or “destruction of Institutions”? What is the strategy behind Chief Minister’s disgraceful and disproportionate reaction? What is her strategy in inviting all other leaders belonging to every opposition to join her on the Dharna? It would be a gross error to assume that she did this because of a routine investigation involving a Police Officer. She did it to defocus from other opposition aspirants for the highest office and to project herself as the nucleus of India’s opposition. Her speeches attack Prime Minister Modi but her strategy is aimed to defocus some of her other colleagues in the Opposition and hogging the centre stage.

Can a State assault Federalism?

Federalism is not a slogan. It is a delicate balance of the Centre-State relationship. Our Constitutional framework clearly defines the sharing of functions between the Centre and the State. It does not permit an overlap. There are Central agencies and organizations which conduct legitimate investigation in States. Today the CBI is being brutally prevented by physical force and detention of its officer from investigating a crime legally within its jurisdiction, in the State of West Bengal. It is a textbook illustration of a State Government assaulting Federalism. Can a State Government prevent the Income-tax Department from collecting taxes in a State? Can another State Government prevent the NIA from proceeding to arrest a Terrorist located in the State? Can the Enforcement Directorate be prevented from investigating or arresting a smuggler or money-launderer physically located in a State? Obviously the answer is No. If any of these is visible, it would be a case of a State assaulting Federalism. The prevention of a Central investigating agency discharging a function given to it by the Supreme Court is a direct assault on Federalism.

The new Kleptocrat’s Club

Technology has been a great enabler in detection of improper monetary transactions. Traceability of transactions has become simpler and the footprints of illegality can be traced. This has empowered all investigative agencies both at the Centre and at the State Governments to unearth financial crimes including corruption.

When Mamata Banerjee decided to sit on a Dharna she received support of many opposition parties. There is an important commonality between them. They are all in Opposition and aspire to be in power. Most of them, or their affiliates are today being investigated, prosecuted and in some cases have also been convicted for crimes of corruption. Her ally from Bihar represents the party of the convicted. The friend from Andhra Pradesh runs a party of contractors, thekhedaars and money-launderers. Her two friends from Uttar Pradesh represent the scandalous legacy of corruption. Her Anarchic brother from the Delhi Government is at his wits end because the penny stock companies of his Ministerial colleagues have been found out. Curiously, the AICC President somersaulted his position from Saradha being a scam to “shoulder-to-shoulder” support to the scamster. This somersaulter belongs to the first family of the Congress Party where most members of the family are on bail. It has been argued in the past that the Opposition is going in for a non-ideological short-lived coalition. India cannot afford instability. It has also been argued that the choice in the next Election will be either Modi Vs. Chaos or Modi Vs. Anarchy. Mamata Banerjee’s latest acrobatics are the best evidence of the kind of governance India’s opposition can provide. But more importantly those who have lent support to the West Bengal Dharna are those who are battling serious allegations of economic improprieties, criminal misconduct and even corruption. Can “New India” be ever run by this Kleptocrat’s Club?

Agra: Communal violence erupts between two communities, Akram, Yusuf and others accused of attacking Dalit houses

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Agra: Communal violence erupts between two communities, Akram, Yusuf and others accused of attacking Dalit houses

Communal tension erupted in Teela Nandram of Mantola area in Agra on Sunday night after violent clashes took place between the Dalit and the Muslim communities. The fight led to stone pelting and around half a dozen rounds of firing which resulted in many people getting injured. Heavy security was deployed to ward off further violence as communal tension continued till Monday.

As per reports, a Dalit boy named Pramod son of Jaini Prasad, had gone to bring a bucket of water from a nearby RO plant around 8 pm on Sunday. When he was returning, two Muslim boys identified as Shahrukh and Salman allegedly made Pramod trip and fall down which led to a confrontation between them.

As per reports, when Pramod reached with his family members to confront Salman and Shahrukh, men named Yusuf, Akram and others had already gathered more than a hundred of their supporters. The violent mob then proceeded to attack the houses of the Dalit community in the area.

People from both the communities came face to face and violence erupted. According to Pramod, people from Muslim community attacked the Dalit locality including his own house and the houses of his relatives. Reports have stated that Akram, Yusuf, and their supporters have fired bullets and threw glass bottles at houses of the Dalits.

Many of the Dalit boys have been injured in the violence. Considering the extreme tension in the areas heavy police force and PAC were deployed in the area. People from both the sides who were involved in the violence are absconding and the police are on a look-out for them.

2G and IRCTC scam accused extend support to Mamata Banerjee who is protesting against Saradha chit fund scam investigation

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2G and IRCTC scam accused extend support to Mamata Banerjee who is protesting against Saradha chit fund scam investigation

DMK leader Kanimozhi, who was acquitted in the 2G spectrum case in December 2017 and fodder scam convict Lalu Yadav‘s son Tejashwi Yadav, who himself is accused in IRCTC scam, reached Kolkata last night to extend their support to West Bengal Chief Miniter Mamata Banerjee who has been protesting against CBI investigation in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.


Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who has been an accused in the cash-for-votes scam, is expected to reach Kolkata later today, reports Republic TV. Meanwhile, National Herald scam accused, who is currently out on bail, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who said Congress is ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Mamata, who is trying to block Supreme Court ordered probe in a corruption scam, has chosen to stay away from Kolkata.

Unprecedented scenes have unfolded in Kolkata since Sunday evening when Kolkata Police detained five CBI officials who had reached Kolkata top cop’s residence in connection with Saradha Chit Fund scam probe. The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has since been sitting on a ‘Dharna’ against the central government. Meanwhile, the CBI has also moved to Supreme Court regarding the non-cooperation of the Bengal government and the state police. The Supreme Court will hear the case later today.

Doors of NDA closed forever for Chandrababu Naidu: Amit Shah

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Doors of NDA closed forever for Chandrababu Naidu: Amit Shah

Coming down heavily on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, BJP President Amit Shah said that the doors of the NDA alliance have closed the door for him forever. Shah made the remarks while addressing a public meeting after flagging off a bus yatra of State BJP President Kanna Laxminarayana at Palasa town in Srikakulam district.

“I want to assure the people of Andhra Pradesh and BJP workers that we have closed NDA’s doors forever for Naidu. He will not find a place in the alliance,” Shah said. Shah accused Naidu of switching loyalties to stay in power. He said that he has started off as a Congress MLA, then he joined N T Rama Rao’s Telugu Desam Party (TDP) when Congress lost to enjoy power but later betrayed him. “He later joined the TDP formed by N.T. Rama Rao (NTR) and enjoyed power. When he got the opportunity, he betrayed NTR who had promoted him, captured power and the entire party,” said the BJP President.

Calling Naidu a “U-turn Chief Minister”, Shah recalled how Naidu had joined the NDA when Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the PM and later left it as well after the NDA government fell. “But at the opportune moment, he stabbed NTR in the back and stole his party. When Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the prime minister, Naidu joined the NDA, but left it soon after the NDA government fell in 2004,” Shah added.

Shah further said, “Chandrababu Naidu kept wandering for 10 years. When he realised that he can’t come to power on his own, he joined hands with Modiji and NDA. Now he has left NDA and making allegations against Modiji.”

He claimed that the NDA government gave 10 times more funds to Andhra Pradesh than the Congress government and asked Naidu to clarify why he still severed ties with the Modi government. “You should tell people why you severed ties with the Modi government which provided more funds to the state. It is clear that you are not bothered about development. you are only interested in corruption,” Shah asked.


He accused Naidu of putting the blame on BJP government to gain sympathy when he felt that the people were angry with the way he was running the government and was trying to make his son the CM.

Stay order barring action over BSP leader Yakub Qureshi’s meat factory removed, may be sealed soon

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Stay order barring action over BSP leader Yakub Qureshi’s meat factory removed, may be sealed soon

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Haji Yakub Qureshi’s meat factory is likely to be sealed soon after the stay order passed by the Meerut Development Authority (MDA) was aborted by the administration, reports Amar Ujala.

According to MDA officials, the map of the Al Faheem Meatex Pvt Ltd meat factory, owned by Qureshi is not approved. The factory allegedly occupies the green belt, public land, road binding and industrial area. A team of MDA had tried to seal the factory last year but could not do so due to protests. Last year on October 26, a part of the factory was sealed on the order of Secretary MDA. Later a stay order was passed on December 27 by the administration on further action in relation to the meat factory after an appeal was made against the sealing.

Rajesh Kumar, Special Secretary Housing and Urban Planning, cancelled the stay order and said that the factory operator could not provide any evidence to prove that the MDA’s order to seal the factory was wrong.  

It was revealed in the land use investigation of the factory that the area under the green cover in the factory is 2322.81 sqm which is found to be illegal by the MDA. MDA VC has instructed the Zonal Officer to fix a date for putting the seal on the factory.

The United Kingdom government approves extradition of Vijay Mallya to India

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The United Kingdom government approves extradition of Vijay Mallya to India

According to reports, the UK Home Secretary has signed the order to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India.

Sajid Javid, the Home Secretary of United Kingdom, signed the order to extradite Mallya on 3rd February after considering all the relevant information and documents.

In December last year, the Westminster Magistrates’ Court had ordered the extradition of liquor baron Vijay Mallya after a trial that lasted over a year, and the decision was pending with the UK government.

Vijay Mallya is wanted by investigating agencies in India on the charges of Money Laundering, Fraud and violation of Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). His Kingfisher airlines owe around ₹9000 crore of debt to creditors, and Debts Recovery Tribunal (DRT) has attached a significant amount of properties belonging to Mallya.

Vijaya Mallya will be the latest addition to several high-value extraditions that India has secured from foreign countries in recent weeks.

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 4th February, 2019

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OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 4th February, 2019

In the hustle and bustle of the day, it is only natural to miss some of the biggest developments that impact the nation. The OpIndia Evening Dispatch will catch you up on the day’s event even if you have been busy thus far.

1. Yamuna Expressway Scam: CBI officer, UP revenue official arrested Rs 126 crore scam

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered case against two of its own officials and some officials of the Uttar Pradesh Police in Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority land scam case. The officials against whom the case has been registered are Inspector CBI V S Rathore, ACB Ghaziabad, ASI Sunil Dutt, Tehsildar (UP) Ranveer Singh and one other official. Inspector Rathore and tehsildar Ranveer Singh have been arrested by the CBI.

They have been booked for allegedly influencing the probe in the case. A separate case has been registered by the UP police to investigate the case as claimed by the CBI. As per reports, around 10 lakhs were allegedly paid to Inspector CBI V S Rathore and ASI Sunil Dutt by the suspects against whom the investigation was going on.

2. Mamata vs CBI: The CBI moves SC against Kolkata top cop, CJI to hear the matter tomorrow

In the ongoing showdown in Kolkata, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Supreme Court seeking directions to Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to cooperate in the Saradha Chit Fund case. In its petition, the CBI has said that despite being summoned multiple times, Kumar failed to cooperate and created hurdles in the investigation.

Despite the CBI push to list the case for hearing today, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) said that the hearing will be held tomorrow.

3. Congress stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Mamata whom they once accused of ‘looting’ Bengal

Even as Congress President Rahul Gandhi extended his support to Mamata Banerjee who is currently protesting against a CBI probe in the Saradha Chit Fund scam, Congress seems to have forgotten its own stand on Mamata and the Chit Fund scam from a couple of years back.

Interestingly, Congress President Rahul Gandhi who is now standing ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Mamata Banerjee seems to have forgotten the fact that it was the UPA government in 2013 which had first registered a case against the Saradha chit fund scam and had accused Mamata Banerjee of ‘looting’ the money from the public.

4. Saradha Chit Fund Case: All you need to know why Mamata Banerjee is trying to scuttle the CBI probe

Kolkata witnessed an unprecedented series of events last night when a team of CBI officials were detained by the state police after they paid the police commissioner a visit to obtain crucial information regarding the Saradha scam.

Senior leaders of the Trinamool Congress have been alleged to be intimately involved in the scam ever since the CBI initiated its investigation. In December 2014, state transport and sports minister, Madan Mitra, was arrested by the central investigative agency in connection with the scam.

Sudipto Sen, CEO and CMD of the Saradha Group, in a confessional letter to the CBI in 2013 made several claims with far-reaching political implications. In the letter, Sen claimed that he had not only paid hefty pay-out amounts to Trinamool leaders but also influential Congress leader in Assam Matang Sinh, and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram’s wife Nalini Chidambaram.

5. This year’s Kumbh saw thousands abjuring lucrative vocations like Engineering, Management to become Naga Sadhus

According to the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the highest body of the country’s akharas (a sect of seers), it is estimated that over 10,000 men and women are taking Deeksha (initiation) and becoming Naga sadhus this Kumbh. Many of whom have degrees in Engineering, Management and other professions from prestigious institutes across the country. The largest of the akharas, Juna Akhara has initiated about 1100 so far and there have been planned a few more mass initiations by them in this month to initiate the enthusiasts into Naga way of life.

6. I tweeted what I had to say: Congress President Rahul Gandhi evades commenting on Mamata’s mayhem

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today evaded commenting on the political drama unfolding at Kolkata as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took to dharna protesting against CBI probe in Saradha Chit Fund Scam. “I tweeted what I had to say,” Rahul Gandhi said.

Rahul Gandhi had said that Congress stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Mamata Banerjee, who was busy stopping the CBI from carrying out their duty of investigating the Saradha Chit Fund Scam.

7. UNESCO world heritage site in Hampi vandalised by hoodlums

A video showing vandalism carried out by the hoodlums in Karnataka at the UNESCO world heritage site in Hampi has gone viral. The miscreants can be seen in the video damaging the carved stone pillars in Hampi. The video shows 3 men wrecking the pillars of 14th century Vishnu temple and the subsequent exultation by the trio after the pillars were broken down.

8. Rahul Gandhi is more than PM to us: Karnataka Congress chief on Karnataka crisis

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee Working President Eshwar Khandre, displayed new levels of sycophancy towards Congress President Rahul Gandhi by claiming that for Congress workers, Rahul Gandhi is even more than the Prime Minister.

Khandre was referring to the political crisis which is currently underway in Karnataka as the chief minister HD Kumaraswamy as well as his father, HD Deve Gowda have time and again let it known that they are unhappy with the opportunistic alliance of the Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka.

9. What did Sudipta Sen write in his 2013 letter that Mamata Banerjee is so nervous about Saradha scam investigation?

Chaos descended upon Kolkata on the night of 3rd of February, 2019, when a team of CBI officials were detained by the state police when they visited the police commissioner for questioning in the Saradha Chit Fund scam.

It is a good time, then, to revisit the letter that Sudipta Sen, Chairman of the Saradha Group, had written to the CBI in 2013. In the letter, he claimed that he had been cheated by several people and that he was on the verge of committing suicide. He also asserted that the letter should be treated as his dying declaration.

10. Sunanda Pushkar case: Trial against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to begin on 21st February

The Sessions court to begin the trial against senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in the Sunanda Pushkar case on 21st February. Tharoor is charge-sheeted in the case as an accused for abetment to suicide.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal has transferred the case from the Magistrate’s court to the sessions court and the case will be heard on the fast track. However, the court has dismissed the plea of BJP leader Subramanian Swamy seeking to assist the court in the matter. The court also refused to make the Delhi police vigilance report public but it has asked the police to keep it safe for future need.

11. Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly

The Kerala government had earlier submitted in the Supreme Court that 51 women under the age of 50 had entered the Sabarimala Temple, defying the age-old traditions of the Hindu shrine.

The communist government’s claims were soon busted by several citizen groups and media reports as it was revealed that fake names, numbers of male devotees and many other discrepancies had been done to reach the figure of 51.

Now, Kerala Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran has informed the Kerala Assembly that the state government has confirmation of only two women between the age of 10 and 50 years offering prayers at the Sabarimala Temple.

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Kolkata: BJP office in Bhabanipur vandalised by TMC workers

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Kolkata: BJP office in Bhabanipur vandalised by TMC workers

Amidst the raging standoff between the CBI and the Kolkata police, TMC goons have resorted to vandalism against the BJP. According to reports, the hooligans of Trinamool Congress Party have attacked and vandalised the BJP office in Bhabanipur in South Kolkata.


The official Twitter of West Bengal BJP tweeted that Mamata Banerjee’s goons have vandalised the party office. They also posted a short video showing damage done to by the vandals.


As soon as the news of the slugfest between the Kolkata police and the CBI broke out the last evening and the West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sat on a dharma to protect Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, it appears that the lumpen elements within the Trinamool Congress were allegedly given a free rein to ravage and induce horror among their opponents.

The TMC goons have indulged in a spree of rampant vandalistic attacks against the BJP and effigies of PM Modi were burnt by the hooligans.


Mamata Banerjee has alleged that the BJP is indulging in vendetta politics by using the CBI against her months before the general elections. However, the BJP has refuted her allegations, claiming that the CBI is working independently on a 2014 petition filed by Congress and left parties before the BJP formed its government at the centre. The BJP has further said that the police commissioner was summoned thrice by the CBI but he had continuously evaded the premier agency. It may be noted that the investigations into several chit fund scams in the state were transferred to CBI from the state police by the Supreme Court in 2014, before Narendra Modi government came to power.

Just a couple of days back, the TMC hooligans had attacked BJP supporters and replaced Narendra Modi’s posters with Mamata Banerjee’s ones ahead of the former’s rally at Durgapur, West Bengal. Many Posters welcoming PM Modi were blackened by the workers of TMC.

From killing Kar Sevaks to thrashing Sabarimala devotees, Indian secularism means hostility towards Hindus

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From killing Kar Sevaks to thrashing Sabarimala devotees, Indian secularism means hostility towards Hindus

In an earlier article, we had reported that the Mulayam Singh government in Uttar Pradesh had opened fire upon Karsevaks in 1990 and then conspired to hide the actual death toll by having them buried instead of cremating them according to Hindu rites, as reported by Republic TV in their expose.

The incident was one of the darkest moments of Independent India when the secular state slaughtered innumerable Hindu devotees and the people involved have gotten away without any repercussions. Not only have they gotten away, but also the people who allegedly committed the heinous abuse of human rights went on to have great political careers and held democratically elected offices.

The so-called ‘independent’ media conspired to cover up the entire matter and it has taken nearly three decades for the truth to emerge. It is an indictment of the Indian media, which never wastes a moment in portraying itself as the moral guardian of society, that it purposely shied away from performing its duty.

It is also an indictment of the Hindu society that Mulayam Singh Yadav, on whose orders the shots were allegedly fired, never had to face the consequences of his actions. Despite the slaughter of Karsevaks, Mulayam has remained a powerful player in Indian politics and even went on to become the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh later on. Normally, one would expect the political career of someone in that position to be ruined after such atrocious allegations. However, when one has the propaganda machine on one’s side, they can get away with it.

Worse, Mulayam hasn’t yet issued an apology over the whole incident. He did say he regretted issuing the orders but never quite apologised for it. In fact, he said it was necessary to protect Muslim sentiments. He had said in 2016, “I regret giving orders to shoot kar sevaks at Ayodhya. My decision to order firing at kar sevaks was to save Muslim minorities. This decision was needed to keep the faith of Muslims in this country intact.”

The entire series of events only reveals the anti-Hindu nature of the secular state and the establishment. The life of a Hindu is worth so little in secular India that politicians can order fire upon them without suffering any consequences for their actions.

If that weren’t enough, as per Republic TV’s latest expose, the authorities then denied the murdered devotees their fundamental right to funeral rites according to the customs of their own religion. Not even terrorists are denied proper funeral rites and here we have people, whose only crime was that they were devotees of Shri Rama, who were buried instead of being cremated so that the political establishment did not have to report the accurate numbers of the deceased.

Mulayam Singh’s statement was particularly revealing. In secular India, Hindus have to be slaughtered if necessary in order to protect Muslim sentiments, if we are to take his words for it. And the mainstream media, who pretend day in and day out that they are morally superior to the rest of us mortals, conspired to silence the entire matter.

Nearly three decades have passed since the ghastly events at Ayodhya. And yet, nothing much has changed. Then, it was Mulayam Singh. Today, it is the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan, who is hell-bent on destroying the traditions of the Sacred Abode of Bhagwan Ayyappa, the Sabarimala Temple. And he is doing so with the full sanction of the secular state.

Hindus have been brutally thrashed in Kerala, some have committed suicide witnessing the brutal assault on their sacred beliefs. And yet, will anyone be held accountable at all for the misery that Hindus have been forced through? Extremely unlikely.

To top it off, our Judiciary has time for every matter under one Sun but not enough to resolve the Ram Janambhoomi dispute. Years and years have passed and yet, we are no closer to receiving a judgment on the matter than we were 8 years ago.

All of it does not bode well for the secular fabric of the country. Continuous institutionalised discrimination against one single community is bound to attract severe retaliation. And that retaliation will be conveyed through the one power that is guaranteed to every single citizen of the country: The Ballot.

With every passing election cycle, we will witness people voting for candidates who promise to rectify the wrongs that have been done to them, candidates who promise retribution for the misery they were made to suffer, for the sentiments which were violated. Unless the entire political spectrum comes together to address the injustice that has been done to Hindus, people will avenge the injustice that has been done to them through the power of the Ballot that has been granted to them by the Indian Constitution.

And that is how a Democracy slowly paves the way for tyranny, when the interests of people have been ignored for so long, when they have suffered the brunt of institutionalised discrimination for long enough, they do not vote for progress and prosperity. They vote for vengeance.

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